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Ashes

I am a huge proponent of the serial comma.

About Me

"Whatever colors you have in your mind, I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine." (Bob Dylan)I ask a lot of questions. I'm analytical (to a fault).I've almost always been a vegetarian. I love to kiss my dogs on their scrunchy faces.I love my family. Who doesn't?I love to cuddle. I can kick your ass at Dr. Mario. I edit books for a living.Please recycle. And please know when to use their vs. there; your vs. you're; me vs. I; etc.

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My Interests

Animals, reading, playing outside, bike riding, tv, family, friends, travel, knitting!

I'd like to meet:

Kindred spirits. Liberals. Dog lovers. Environmentalists. Old friends. Anne Shirley. Your mom. People to make me giggle. Someone to show me the colors in my mind and make them shine.

Music:

Everything. Who doesn't love Fleetwood Mac? Bob Dylan? George Bush Dancing!

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Movies:

Hmmm...Elf rules and so does Stranger Than Fiction. I love Anne of Green Gables and all the old Disney movies from the 60s and 70s. Count of Monte Cristo rules...Pirates was cool, You've Got Mail, Sliding Doors, Lost in Translation...I love all the 80s movies I grew up with like Sixteen Candles, Lucas, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, etc...

Television:

The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, Scrubs, Real World (and the Challenges), Strangers With Candy, Dog The Bounty Hunter, Desperate Housewives, 30 Rock, The New Adventures of Old Christine.

Books:

Anne of Green Gables, anything by Jane Austen, Tim O'Brien is cool...Jane Green makes for great summer reads. I love Victorian stuff.

Heroes:

Me mum.

My Blog

What I’ve Learned This Week: Aug. 16

1. When your 60-year-old boss, who has just recently started going out to lunch A LOT, comes in with a thick, sassy headband on (bangs in the front, headband in the middle) something is up. Could it b...
Posted by Ashes on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:07:00 PST

Camaraderie and encouragement

So, I was driving home after running errands and I saw this guy's bumper sticker that got me thinking about the war and the administration. Really, not a day goes by that I don't think about that stuf...
Posted by Ashes on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:10:00 PST

What I Have Learned This Week: July 17

1. Have faith in people; they may surprise you. 2. Try your hardest not to be negative, because if you go into something thinking it won't work, you will ruin it.3. Friends will never let you forget t...
Posted by Ashes on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:49:00 PST

Disturbing

Disturbing
Posted by Ashes on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:02:00 PST

What I've Learned This Week: July 3

1. People actually care when I'm behind on my blogs. Thanks, guys.2. If you're a Republican, it's OK to commit perjury (and you can cost someone her career); if you're a Democrat, you get impeached.3....
Posted by Ashes on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:16:00 PST

What I've Learned This Week: June 22

I'm behind, I know. I'm totally overwhelmed with work and my personal life right now. It happens, right? Deep breaths.1. I received another DUI -- Discussing Under the Influence -- last weekend. Appar...
Posted by Ashes on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:52:00 PST

What I've Learned This Week: June 11

1. When picking up a beer can your friend carelessly left on the ground , make sure you look to see if it's upside down before you make a scene and start yelling at her for spilling beer all over you....
Posted by Ashes on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:28:00 PST

Blank of the day:

Quote of the day: GO RICKY MARTIN!Lyric of the day: "Better treat your girl right, cuz another man will."Pet peeve of the day: People not responding to my e-mailsExcitement of the day: Mexican tonight...
Posted by Ashes on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:58:00 PST

What I've Learned This Week: June 4

A bit behind, but here goes:1. The Curse of the UTI: I am destined to not be able to make it through Pirates of the Caribbean in the theater--second year in a row I had to leave right after it started...
Posted by Ashes on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:45:00 PST

What I've Learned This Week: May 24

1. There might be nothing more beautiful than a field of buttercups.2. There might be nothing more beautiful than a field of poppies (or a bunch of peonies).3. There might be nothing more beautiful th...
Posted by Ashes on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:20:00 PST